The coronavirus pandemic appears to be firmly in retreat around the world, with every corner of the globe seeing infections fall except the Middle East. World Health Organization (WHO) figures show the number of new Covid cases fell by 16 per cent worldwide last week to 2.7million. It marks the fifth consecutive week infections have dropped … Read more
The scientist who led the WHO’s Covid fact-finding mission to Wuhan has revealed the first evidence that the virus was circulating widely in China before Beijing alerted the world to its existence. Peter Embarek said his team have discovered there were at least 13 Covid variants in Wuhan in December last year, suggesting the virus … Read more
The World Health Organization has officially recommended the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for people over the age of 65 and said it should be used ‘without an upper age limit’. WHO experts have reviewed all the evidence from studies of the jab and said there is ‘no reason’ it shouldn’t be used against the South African variant … Read more
Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine IS safe and ‘likely effective’ for over-65s, World Health Organization rules as it officially recommends the jab ‘without an upper age limit’ The WHO, world’s leading health authority, gave the jab green light for over-65s Some European nations have refused to use the jab on older people Countries said there wasn’t enough … Read more
The pandemic didn’t begin in a Chinese laboratory. Nor did it start in Wuhan. Nor indeed, in all probability, did it start in China at all. If the Chinese were hoping to be exonerated from blame over the origins of the coronavirus that has caused nearly 2.5 million deaths worldwide, they could not have wished … Read more
Top officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) secretly criticised China for not providing information about the novel coronavirus in the early days of the pandemic, leaked audio files have revealed. The recordings, published by Indian TV channel WION, purportedly showed how WHO executives complained about Beijing’s refusal to release critical data in January last … Read more
Scientists have floated GPS tracking of phones to help secure UK borders amid rising fears over importing Covid variants – as ministers said details of the ‘quarantine hotels’ plan will finally be revealed in the ‘coming days’. SAGE experts cited the option as a way of increasing compliance with isolation, with fears many are simply … Read more
Britain’s hotel quarantine scheme came under fresh criticism on Sunday when it emerged 35 countries where mutant coronavirus strains have been found are not on the list. Earlier this week, the Government confirmed that all passengers from 33 ‘red list’ countries would have to quarantine for ten days in a hotel from February 15. But … Read more
WHO chief claims it is morally wrong for wealthy countries to buy up vaccine supplies as he urges them to share and says he ‘can’t rule out’ the theory that coronavirus escaped from a Wuhan lab WHO special envoy on Covid-19 Dr David Nabarro said vaccines must be shared Dr Nabarro said the ‘world should … Read more
A runny nose, sore throat and headache should be added to Britain’s official list of coronavirus symptoms, GPs have urged. The NHS says the only three tell-tale signs of the illness are a fever, cough or loss of taste and smell. But the World Health Organization and officials in the US recognise other less common … Read more